Women with advanced breast cancer and their spouses: Diversity of support and psychological distress

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1195-1204

  Hasson Ohayon, Ilanit ^a   Goldzweig, Gil ^b   Braun, Michal ^c   Galinsky, Daliah ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

breast; cancer; oncology; psychological distress; social support; spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY SCALE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PERCEIVED AGENT OF SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78349251343     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1678     Document Type: Article

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